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Social SeriesResilient Evacuation Center Drew Water from a Mountain after Great East Japan Earthquake
Takekazu Inoue entered the downtown area of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, as a volunteer after the ...
January 18, 2021
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Political SeriesOutlook 2021 / Staying the Abe Diplomatic Course in Japan’s Best Interests
This is the tenth installment of a series in which intellectuals share their thoughts on political i...
January 18, 2021
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Business SeriesOutbreak Prompted Kewpie to Develop Long-Lasting Food Products
When the government declared a state of emergency last April, Kaori Fujiwara, a 46-year-old senior e...
January 18, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentJapan holds 1st meeting of panel for digital society
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government held the first meeting on Tuesday of an ad hoc commissi...
January 17, 2021
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General NewsIndoor Parks Give Children Taste of the Great outdoors
At Culaful, a children’s theme park and cafe in Minato Ward, Tokyo, children can play as though they...
January 17, 2021
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CoronavirusJapan to Set up 10,000 Bases with Ultracold Freezers for Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine
The health ministry plans to carry out vaccinations against COVID-19 at about 10,000 medical facilit...
January 17, 2021
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CoronavirusNikko Toshogu Shrine Feels Pinch of State of Emergency
In a sign of the times, the famous Nikko Toshogu Shrine was seen almost deserted on the first weeken...
January 17, 2021
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Politics & Government
Japan Considers Decarbonization Disclosure Rules for Companies
The government is preparing rules to encourage companies to actively disclose their decarbonization ...
January 17, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Utilize European Nations’ Involvement to Help Stabilize Indo-Pacific Region
To promote the “free and open Indo-Pacific” initiative Japan is backing, it is essential to cooperat...
January 17, 2021
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Social SeriesThe ‘Temporary town’ Project for 2011 Evacuees that Went off Course
In the aftermath of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, many communities chose to start over by pi...
January 17, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Redevelopment Poses New Problems, 26 years after Hanshin Earthquake
Jan. 17 marked 26 years since the Great Hanshin Earthquake, which killed 6,434 people. Communities’ ...
January 17, 2021
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General NewsAs Fugu Chefs’ Training Varies, Govt Looks to Set Standards
The fugu pufferfish is known as a winter delicacy in Japan, but parts of it are poisonous, so mistak...
January 16, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Will Penalties in Special Measures Law Revision Help Control Infections?
Are penalties on restaurants essential for controlling the spread of the novel coronavirus? Whether ...
January 16, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Uncover Full Details of Collusion in Ex-farm Minister’s Bribery Case
What was given in exchange for the provision of cash that continued for a long period? Prosecutors n...
January 16, 2021
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CoronavirusJapan Eyes Plan to Penalize Coronavirus Patients who Refuse to be Hospitalized
A Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry advisory committee on Friday largely approved a draft plan to r...
January 16, 2021